A Handbook for Travellers in Devonshire

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J. Murray, 1887 - 301 páginas
 

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Página 246 - And in the moon athwart the place of tombs, Where lay the mighty bones of ancient men, Old knights, and over them the sea-wind sang Shrill, chill, with flakes of foam. He, stepping down By zig-zag paths, and juts of pointed rock, Came on the shining levels of the lake.
Página 77 - Here lies in horizontal position the outside case of George Koutleigh, watchmaker : whose abilities in that line were an honour to his profession. Integrity was the mainspring, and prudence the regulator, of all the actions of his life.
Página 278 - ... among the fern that fills it ; the northern ridge completely bare, excoriated of all turf and all soil, the very bones and skeleton of the earth ; rock reclining upon rock, stone piled upon stone, a huge and terrific mass.
Página 158 - Torbay, when the Dutch fleet cast anchor there, was known only as a haven where ships sometimes took refuge from the tempests of the Atlantic. Its quiet shores were undisturbed by the bustle either of commerce or of pleasure, and the huts of ploughmen and fishermen were thinly scattered over what is now the site of crowded marts and of luxurious pavilions.
Página 107 - Eddy stone ; and again and again the engineer, in the dim grey of the morning, would come out and peer through his telescope at his deep-sea lamp-post. Sometimes he had to wait long, until he could see a tall white pillar of spray shoot up into the air. Thank God ! it was still safe. Then, as the light grew, he could discern his building, temporary house and all, standing firm amidst the waters ; and, thus far satisfied, he could proceed to his workshops, his mind relieved for the day.
Página 77 - Castle, however, scarcely merits notice, except as a feature in a distant view of the village, being merely the shell of a square tower on a mound by the roadside. It is of evil notoriety as an ancient prison of the Stannary Court, and in 1512 was described in an act of Parl. as " one of the most heinous, contagious, and detestable places in the realm.
Página 285 - III., and that Hen. V. also made good use of them in his invasion of France. From that period they seem to have been neglected until the reign of Eliz., when a new lode was discovered and worked with great profit by Sir Beavis Bulmer...
Página 77 - Key : even then he was easily set right again. He had the art of disposing his time so well. that his hours glided away in one continual round of pleasure and delight, till an unlucky minute put a period to his existence. He departed this life Nov. 14, 1802, aged 57 : wound up, in hopes of being taken in hand by his Maker ; and of being thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and set a-going in the world to come.
Página 276 - ... wooded — the other runs between two high, bare, stony hills. From the hill between the two is a prospect most magnificent; on either hand combes, and the river before the little village — the beautiful little village, which, I am assured by one who is familiar with Switzerland, resembles a Swiss village. This alone would constitute a view beautiful enough to repay the weariness of a long journey; but, to complete it, there is the blue and boundless sea, for the faint and feeble line of the...
Página 95 - In short, the number of the apartments of the whole may be collected hence, if report be true, that it was a good day's work for a servant but to open and shut the casements belonging to them.

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